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CHARLOTTE MOORMAN, CELLIST, PERFORMING 26′ 1.1499 FOR A STRING PLAYER BY JOHN CAGE. 1965.

paul robertson — Sun, 24 May 2026 15:35:41 +0000

N.p.: WBAI-FM, 1965 10.5 x 15cm, 1pp black on grey printed card announcing a TV performances of Charlotte Moorman playing the work live by Cage. VG+.

CHARLOTTE MOORMAN, CELLIST, WILL PERFORM 4′ 1.1499 FOR A STRING PLAYER BY JOHN CAGE. 1967.

paul robertson — Sun, 24 May 2026 15:31:51 +0000

N.p.: NBC TV Channel 4 , 196 5 x 7cm, 1pp b/w printed card announcing a TV performances of Charlotte Moorman playing the work by Cage. VG+.

PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, APRIL 28 1969. 1969.

paul robertson — Sat, 23 May 2026 18:26:47 +0000

Ohio: Ohio State University, 1969 27 x 21cm, 1pp blackon light blue mimeograph. The programme for a concert of "new music" by Charlotte Moorman and Nam June Paik with the list of works by George Brecht, Takahisa Kosugi, Guiseppe Chiari, Earle Brown, John Cage, Yoko Ono, Paik, Henning Christiansen (here "Christian Sen"), and Joseph Beuys. VG+.

5TH ANNUAL NEW YORK AVANT GARDE FESTIVAL. 1967.

paul robertson — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:27:00 +0000

NYC: s.p. (Moorman), 1967

37.5 x 21.5cm, 1pp. Black on white poster listing the full gamut of artists included in this annual event organised by Moorman. Lists many well known names such as Ay-o, Al Hansen, Joe Jones, Takehisa Kosugi, Nam June Paik, La Monte Young, Carolee Schneemann, Lil Picard, Giuseppe Chiari, Geoffrey Hendricks, Joseph Beuys, John Cage, George Brecht, Dick Higgins, Yoko Ono, Ben Patterson, Michael Snow, Tashi Ichiyanagi, Jud Yalkut, Bazon Brock, Tomas Schmit, Emmett Williams and many many more. Very good+. One of the scarcer posters from the event to find for some unknown reason.

THE PROGRAMME FOR THE 15th NEW YORK AVANT GARDE FESTIVAL. 1980.

paul robertson — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:27:00 +0000

NYC: New York Avant Garde Festival, 1980

21 x 30cm, 16pp stapled offset b/w programme for the 1980 show. The programme notes a huge number of participants exhibiting art at the New York's Passenger Ship Terminal including Eric Andersen, Ay-o, John Cage, Christo, Philip Corner, Yoko Ono, Ben Patterson, Knud Petersen, Otto Piene, Klaus Groh, Geoffrey Hendricks, Ray Johnson, Milan Knizak, Alison Knowles, Richard Kostelanetz, Takehisa Kosugi, Carolee Schneemann, Mieko Shiomi, Ben Vautier and details of a "Group Hologram Show" and a "Group Audio Show" which included David Tudor, John Giorno, Takehisa Kosugi, Yoshi Wada and others.

Also there was "Six Sure Cycles of Poetry Performances" which included Jackson Mac Low and Opal L. Nations, and "Two Continuous 12 =-Hour Video Tape Shows" which included works by Jeff Byrd, Nancy Holt, Nam June Paik with Charlotte Moorman (Guadalcanal Requiem), Shigeko Kubota, and Les Levine. These are just a percentage of the huge number of artists who were involved in the Festival and one has to be impressed by Moorman's organisation of such an event. VG+.

GOOD MORNING MR ORWELL. 1984.

paul robertson — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 18:30:06 +0000

NYC: PBS, 1984 21 x 30cm, b/w silver gelatine press photograph released to promote the title world wide TV event organised by Paik but including a large number of contemporary artists including John Cage, Charlotte Moorman, Laurie Anderson, Peter Gabriel, Merce Cunningham, Philip Glass and surprisingly the Thompson Twins. Two images - one a portrait of Paik, the other of George Orwell and an explanatory text. Hand written text identifying the artist on the back and a rubber stamp ink impression "Feb 1988". VG+.

THE GOLDEN AGE OF FLUXUS. 2011.

paul robertson — Sun, 02 Jun 2024 10:06:42 +0000

Catania: Galleria D'arte Orizzonti, 2011 10 x 21cm, 4pp (folds from top) announcement card for a show of 27 vintage works (all listed) in Italy. Includes contributions from John Cage, Emmett Williams, La Monte Young, Phillip Corner, George Brecht, Nam June Paik, A-yo, Robert Watts, Alison Knowles, Mieko Shiomi, Geporge Maciunas, Yoko Ono and others. VG+.

JOHN, YOKO & FLUX. VTRE No. 9. 1970.

paul robertson — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:55:10 +0000

NYC: Fluxus, 1970

55 x 42.5cm, 4pp. Tabloid format. Black on white paper. This issue consists of 122 small black on white reproduced photographs of Fluxus performances by John Lennon, Yoko Ono, George Maciunas, Milan Knizak, John Cage, Robert Watts, Nam June Paik, and others. There is a fold out flap with references for each numbered photo. Folded for mailing else in VG++ condition.

THE SOMETHING ELSE NEWSLETTER Vol 1 Nr 9. 1968.

paul robertson — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:52:49 +0000

NYC: Something Else Press, 1968 28 x 21.2cm, 6pp. Single number of this regular short journal here with Higgin's text: "Boredom and Danger" where he recounts tales of working with John Cage, George Brecht, Robert Filliou and Dieter Roth amongst others. One of the more interesting from the series. Slight marks to outer pages, folded for mailing else VG+.

HAND SHOW. 1967. ONE OF 150 SIGNED & NUMBERED BOXES.

paul robertson — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 11:52:18 +0000

Villingen: Saba Studio Editions, 1967 30 x 24 x 4cm wooden box with a sliding plexiglas cover, content of twenty-five cardboard sheets with silkscreened images of artist's right hands including Robert Filliou, Scott Hyde, Robert Filliou, Claes Oldenburg, Andy Warhol, John Cage, Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, Pol Bury, Alison Knowles, Robert Watts, Benjamin Paterson, Ay-o, , John Cage, Ray Johnson, Christo, Jasper Johns, Dick Higgins, Emmet Williams, and others. The hands could supposedly be read by a palmist or by an amateus using the plexiglas guide to the various lines. The work followed an exhibition of Hyde's photographs of artists' hands in the windows of Tiffany's (New York). This is one of only 150 examples numbered and signed by Filliou on the colophon. VG+.

CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE OF NEW MUSIC. 1967.

paul robertson — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:49:28 +0000

NYC: Kenneth Werner/Weinstein Student Government, 1967 Three stapled sheets (all 1pp) 30 x 21cm, the event programme for a seven hour continuous performance of mostly new music with works and performances by Nam June Paik, John Cage, Dick Higgins, Earle Brouwn, Tomas Schmit, Jackson Mac Low, Robert Sheff, Philip Corner, Alison Knowles, Alvin Lucier, Edward Zajda, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Takahiko Iimura, Charlotte Moorman, Yoko Ono, Kenneth Werner, Gordon Mumma, Ben Patterson, Malcolm Goldstein, Robert Ashley, and Philip Krumm. The programme lists all the works in order and the musicians. Experiments in Art & Technology are thanked for their help in making the concert possible. VG++. Very scarce.

ZWEITSCHRIFT. 2. Neue Musik : Bastian G. Brecht Cage Chiari Albrecht D. Dittrich Export Flynt Hechtel Hufschmidt Kaprow 1976.

paul robertson — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 15:35:57 +0000

Hannover: Zweitschrift, 1976 29 x 21cm, 118pp plus card covers. The second number of this art journal here dedicated to "neue muzik" including Fluxus performances. Works by George Brecht, John Cage, Giuseppe Chiari, Albrecht/d, Valie Export, Henry Flynt, Allan Kaprow, Alison Knowles, La Monte Young, Timm Ulrichs, Peter Weibel, Dorothy Iannone, Jochen Gerz, Tomas Schmit are shown - often with performance scripts and b/w images. A very interesting and useful documentation. VG+.